FINALE

Troy rushed out of the police station, the paper still firmly in his hand was now being crushed as he curled his hand into a fist as he ran. For some odd reason he was shouting her name as he went. He could hear footsteps behind him but that didn't stop him.

"Sharpay! Sharpay!" He yelled and made it to the end of the road, but having walked and ran around the city all day was taking its toll on him. He was exhausted and eventually had to stop. Little droplets of rain began to fall from the cloudy sky above. A hand reached his shoulder.

"Troy, maybe we should call it a night.You've been running all day and we can go tomorrow." Came Ryans voice and Troy turned around, nodding. The rain fell much heavier now and was attatching itself to them, making their hair wet and drips fell from the edges and onto Troys face as they walked back in silence.

"At least we know where she is." Ryan stated and pulled his jumper around him tighter, they came to Ryans house and Ryan nodded a goodbye before going inside leaving Troy to his own devices, but he decided considering it was around 10pm now he better go home. His father would be looking all over for him.

Sharpay felt her ankles and wrists slowly she rubbed them as though trying to get rid of the rope burn that had marked her skin. It burned from where she had striggled and tried to get herself free and failed. No it was finally Zeke who took the gag, blindfold and untied her. But he only did it to beat her so he could hear her scream in pain again. A tear trickled down her cheek, she really had thought she was going to die back there, back when Zeke had been kicking her and jumping on top of her. She was sure something had hit her head but she could be wrong, she didn't seem to remember it much. Sharpay wasn't all that sure whether she had blacked out and she had no clue how much time had passed since she had phoned Troy, Zeke took back her cellphone too. He had overheard everything and said that was why she deserved to die.

To die.

Troy walked up his pathway, as slowly and quietly as he could he turned the doorknob and began to open the door. He didn't get far though because the door was stolen from him and pulled open so fast it hit the wall, Troy stumbled forwards and looked up to see a furious father. The vein was pulsing. He swallowed nervously and stepped in, closing the door ever-so-gently behind him.

"...Hey dad..." He squeaked.

"Troy...Troy..." His father tried to calm himself down and Troy felt a bead of sweat on his forehead. He was in for it bad and he knew it. Mind you, he figured he deserved it but it was all for Sharpay.

"TROY WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!" His father exploded, "YOU ARE GROUNDED WHICH MEANS YOU STAY IN YOUR ROOM. YOU DO NOT SNEAK OUT THE WINDOW AT NIGHT AND NOT TELL ANYONE WHERE YOU'RE GOING THEN EXPECT TO WALTZ BACK IN ACTING LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. YOU DO NOT! WHERE WERE YOU EVEN GOING ANYWAY?!" His father stopped for breath and was about to start off again when his mother appeared.

"Jack!" She exclaimed and he turned to her.

"WHAT?!" He asked in a fury, a sinister look crossed his mothers face and she pointed a finger at Jack.

"YOU DO NOT YELL AT ME!" She yelled and the both glared at eachother for a while. While they were, Troy decided that might be the oppertune moment to try and walk past them and up to his room. He moved an inch.

"Don't go anywhere!" His mother said and pointed a finger at him but she didn't take her eyes off his father. Troy stood at the door nervously, until his parents finally gave up and looked at him.

"Just go to your room Troy. I'll deal with you later." His father said and stormed into the sitting room. Troy sighed relieved and walked past his mother who gave him a look, he raced upstairs and into his bedroom as quick as he possibly could.

Ryan sighed as he entered his house, he did not bother to tell his father he was home because he knew his dad didn't care. He also knew his dad probably didn't know thatSharpay hadn't been at school that day, or that she was missing.And if he did, he didn't care. Which explained him perfectly, their father Mr Evans was a workaholic and the CEO of a huge business. Ryan didn'tknow exactly what and had no intentions to find out, because like Mr Evans Ryan didn't care about his fathers line of work. Mr Evans had thrown himself into his work ever since their mother had moved to London after their divorce, but he had always been more of a workaholic than a family man. Ryan walked up the stairs and looked down the hallway at the closed door that led to his sisters room. He shook his head and walked down into it, he slowly opened the door and looked at her room. He didn't know why because it was exactly the way it was since he saw it last. But he went inside anyway and sat on her bed sighing. His eyes scanned the room for some sort of clue, anything to do with 173 Montrose Street. He knew that Zeke knew where it was, so it must be one of Zekes friends houses since it definetely wasn't Zekes. Ryan panicked a little, what if Troy got there first and Sharpay thought Ryan hadn't cared? He did not want that to happen. His eyes settled on her laptop.

"That'll work." He said to himself and turned it on.

Troy sat in his room bouncing his basketball up and down on his floor, he was sitting at the edge of his bed with nothing better to do and working out a plan in his head. First, he would wait until his parents were asleep which would be around midnight when they went to bed. But he would wait and bide his time, until around two in the morning. Then he would sneak out his window exactly the same way he had last time, and go to 173 Montrose Street. He knew it was between here and Ryans house, well the turnoff point to it was but it was a fairly long street. Would he have enough time? He put that to the back of his head and got some school books out he decided this might get on his mothers good side, and he really didn't care where he was in his fathers books.

Sharpay stood up weakly, it had occurred to her there had to be some sort of a door in this dingy room, I mean how else would Zeke get in and out? She felt her legs ache from the lack of walking but that was the last thing on her mind, her stomach grumbled and she pressed a hand to it. Now she was dizzy, she hadn't slept since she got here and she had no idea how long ago that was, she hadn't eaten since before she saw Zeke to break up with him originally. Sharpay nearly laughed at her own stupidity when she thought he had changed. Boy, had she been wrong. Walking in baby steps at a time Sharpay shuffled to the wall and began to walk along it, trailing her hand as she went, she was sure she touched a few things that normally would have made her scream but this was not a normal situation and she couldn't afford to scream. Sharpay tripped on something that was at the wall ahead of her, it was then she realised there was no wall ahead of her but stairs. Going up. Sharay quietly climbed them, there were only around 10 or 11 but at the top was a door. She quietly pulled the handle down and pulled on the door, it jiggled. Locked. Damn. She thought to herself and sat down on the top step, unsure of what to do now. She knew if she found something to throw at the door, like the chair she had been in she could just as easily break it. But if the steps were leading up the way, then she must be under...Sharpay gasped in realisation and couldn't believe she had been so stupid before. She was in a basement.

Ryan was going through Sharpays old e-mails, he knew it was wrong to pry but he figured in a situation like this she couldn't really mind since it might get her out of that hell she was in faster. He couldn't imagine Sharpay was actually enjoying herself so he guessed she wouldn't shout or scream at him. Ryan opened the folder saying 'Zeke Baylor' and found all the e-mails Zeke had ever sent. There were many in the first month or so they had been together but they seemed to wither away after that, but he opened the first one and scoured it for 'Montrose Street' But he had no luck, so he tried the second one and got the same result. Sighing he moved onto the third one, time was passing quickly he realised it was 11.30pm but he couldn't help it, Zekes e-mails were long.. Then he found it. In the middle of the third e-mail, "I made a new friend at school today. I know it sounds cheesy but I did. His names Jacob and get this: He lives at 173 Montrose Street. Thats so close to you!" Ryan gasped, and felt a little stupid at not actually knowing where Montrose Street actually was, so he searched for it. He came up with a street map of his street and the ones surrounding, and there it was. If he went left from his house and walked down to the second set of crossroads he could turn right and come onto Montrose Street. Turn left and you're on Troys street. Ryan gasped and shut the laptop off. He knew where his twin was and he was getting to her now.

Troy looked at the clock, time was going by much too slowly. It was only 11.40pm but he could hear his parents getting ready for bed anyway. He decided to go for a shower, that might calm him down a bit. He wondered to himself as he stood under the lukewarm spray whether Sharpay was okay or not. Had Zeke hurt her again? Or had he left her to starve? He hoped she was okay, and had been eating and sleeping too, his heart ached a little and he looked at his chest. He wasn't used to the feeling of aching inside for someone. Not at all had he felt like that for Gabriella. He shrugged and tried to stay in the shower for as long as he possibly could. He felt like he was bouncing along the walls, and left the shower quickly going back to his room. He looked at the clock on the wall, it STILL read 11.40pm.

"Aw come on!" He cried in exasperation and checked his cellphone for the time, it was so like his clock to break when he needed it the most. It was midnight, and sure enough he could hear his parents walking slowly up the stairs to go to bed. Quickly, he turned his light out and jumped into his bed to make it seem like he was sleeping. It would save awkward silences and his father telling him he was disappointed. Sure enough, Troy heard his bedroom door open and a little light from the hallway spilled into the room. It closed again and Troy opened his eyes quickly. Now all he had to do was wait,wait wait wait. If only he knew how hard that would be.

Sharpay had decided that since she was in a basement, almost every basement in Alberqurque had an outdoor trap door thing into their basement, she figured this one would too. Now she was checking for anything on the ceiling or high up on the wall. her hands again had brushed against things she was sure she didn't even want to know what they were but she bit her lip and kept searching, for her freedom and her life. Her heart beat fast and thudded against her ribcage, she could feel it in her ears and especially felt it when she reached a handle. Two metal handles she could hand onto on the ceiling. And when she pushed, it moved forward. She pushed as hard as she could but the door only went forward a few centimetres then stopped. It was padlocked but she could change that. Sharpay guessed that if she was quiet, and it was the outside door perhaps anyone in the house wouldn't hear it as loud. Now all she had to do was find some way to get out. Something she could break through with, like a hammer or crowbar...or anything.

Ryan walked out of the house, feeling the cool fresh air on his face was a relief because he was beginning to get tired. It was 12.15am now and he had spent the last half hour going through the house looking for things Sharpay might want. He had a rucksack and had put together, wipes, a hairbrush, a bottle of water, make-up remover wipes, a cereal bar and that was about it. It had taken a while to find, but he guessed she would be thirsty and hungry and that she might also want to take off the make-up she had been wearing for 2 days now and the dirt that would have gathered on her face from just being wherever she was, a hairbrush to clean her hair up too. He figured he had done pretty well and hoped he didn't look terribly suspicious as he went left from his house and began to walk down to Montrose Street.

Sharpay was wondering what she could jam through the door and she was pacing stomping her feet a little to try and stay warm, she was freezing in here. When the heel on her stiletto broke. Crap! She thought to herself and lifted her heel up, she picked the stiletto heel off and held it in her hands, standing in an awkward position now. She thought to herself and then, as fast as she could possibly do, she jammed the heel into the wooden door, it wasn't very strong wood and so she managed to get through. Smirking to herself, that was all she needed to know. With shaky hands, both of excitement and fear she scoured the shelves that she knew were near the door and found something that felt similar to a hammer. Perfect, she smiled and thought to herself happily. With all the strength she had, she lifted the hammer and held it over her shoulder, before slamming it into the wood as hard as she could. She heard something crack, so she did it again. After doing this around three times, the door broke in two. Sharpay saw one half fall to the ground, she opened the other half and let the moonlight spill into the room. Now all she had to do was get herself high ienough to actually hoist herself out. Sharpay knew she didn't have enough upper body strength to pull her whole body up there with her hands alone. But having something as a boost might work out. Her eyes rested on the wooden chair she had been sitting on. She dragged it over and stood on it, opening the half of the door that was left. She looked around, she was in Jacobs basement! At least that meant it wasn't far home. Sharpay begin to hoist herself up, when a shadow stopped her. She looked up to see who was looking down at her.

"Sharpay?" Ryan asked, looking at his sister, who was standing on a chair the basement of 173 Montrose Street.

"Ryan?" She looked at him in awe and a smile crept over both their faces at the same time. Ryan laughed and took her arms, he pulled her up and set her on the ground before giving her a huge tight hug. She hugged him weakly back and felt her lungs crush together.
"Ryan...a little too tight." She croaked and he let go, he began to take his rucksack off his back.

"I brought you some stuff, I thought you might need." He said and looked at her.

"Can we just go home? I just want to get away from this place." Sharpay said with a shudder and Ryan nodded, he took her hand and they both ran out the garden. Sharpay looked back at the house, which was in darkness. A tear trickled down her cheek, Ryan looked at her as they walked down the road away from the house.

"Whats wrong Shar?" He asked, and wiped the tear away which had left a little trail in the dirt that had congealed on her cheek.

"I'm just...so scared. What if he comes looking for me? What if he knows I'm gone?" She asked and looked at her twin, they had stopped and Ryan hugged her once more.

"They won't, and even if they do we'll be right here to stop them. They aren't going to get you okay? Don't worry." Ryan hugged her once more and when he let go he looked back at the house.

"Besides, look." He looked back at the house which had one light on, "Theres only one light on its probably his parents..."
"Theres one light on?" Sharpay turned in fear back at the house, and sure enough there was a light on. Then there was two. One upstairs and one downstairs. Sharpay new from the room the light was on in that it was not his parents room, from her experiences in that house she knew it was Jacobs room.

"Ryan?" She whispered, they heard a front door open. "Run!" She screeched and with that, the twins turned and they ran.

They ran all the way home, and when they got in they shut the door behind them as tight as they could. Sharpay was shaking, and tears were streaming down her cheeks, Ryan could tell she was realy scared.
"Shar..." He whispered and enveloped her into a hug tightly, he rocked her back and forth gently until she stopped which took a long time. Eventually once she had, he moved back and looked at her. She was a mess.

"Shar you might wanna take a shower." He said and she nodded, so they quietly walked up the stairs together and Ryan took her hand as they got to her room.

"Now get a good nights sleep..." He began.

"Ryan, you can't leave me. Please don't leave me." She said and looked at him, he hesitated for a minute and then nodded.

"Okay I won't, I'll wait in your room while you have your shower.."

She seemed to like that plan and nodded, they walked into her room and Sharpay smiled. It was good to be back in here, she never thought she would make it back. Now she was glad that she had managed to get out of there when she did. She thought about this in the shower and while she was getting dried, but the whole time her heart was beating in fear of both Jacob, and Zeke. Sharpay got changed into her pyjamas and left the bathroom. She saw Ryan on the bed, sitting waiting and she smiled, she had such a good brother.

"You're a great brother you know that?" She said and climbed into bed, the mattress felt good against her back and she smiled her twin climbed in beside her and she rested her head against his shoulder.

"I know." Ryan said with a smile, he looked at Sharpay, "Its good to have you back."

"Ryan I can't stay here." Sharpay said, staring at the ceiling.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"I'm going to go live with Mom, in London."

"What?! Why?" He asked and turned to face her, she looked at him.

"Zeke and Jacob will be at school tomorrow and its not like I can hide forever I know that. But you guys won't be around to protect me 24/7 I mean, I will be alone at some point. And I can't live with the fear." She explained and he nodded.

"You're probably right, but what am I gonna do? I need some company."

"Come with me..."

"Sharpay...I can't. I have a life here. I don't wanna leave it, I don't have to. We'll speak online and we'll write all the time. And on the phone too." He said and she nodded.

"Thats good."
"Besides, dad won't even notice you're gone til mom phones and tells him."
She laughed and Ryan hugged her again, they fell asleep like that and remained in that position until Ryan woke up in the morning.

Ryan felt for Sharpay but found an empty space, had it all been a dream? Had he fallen asleep on Sharpays bed and not saved her after all? He looked up in panic and found Sharpay packing her clothes into suitcases. His heart settled and he breathed a sigh of relief. Looking around the room he found she had most things packed, only left things she probably woudln't use or get more of. He noticed all her make-up was gone, her drawers were empty and her laptop too. Her noticeboard she used to keep pictures and memoirs of things on had completely vanished.
"Wow Sharpay..." He gasped and she looked at him before zipping up the suitcases.

"I told dad. He's okay with it and he gave me a credit card, booked me onto his private jet and says I can leave within the next hour." She said and Ryan widened his eyes.

"How long have you been up for?"

"Three hours." Came the reply as Sharpay stood the two suitcases up, they were huge and wide.

"Wow." Ryan commented and stood up he hugged his sister again.

"Ryan don't tell anyone where I'm going, please don't." Sharpay said and rested her head on his chest.

"Not even Troy?" He asked. Sharpay thought about it for a while and silence filled the room.

"Not even Troy." She said finally and Ryan nodded. She added, "In fact, don't tell them you ever found me. Let them think I escaped and have vanished. That ways its easier for you."

Ryan nodded again, just then his cellphone rang.

"Its Troy." He said and Sharpay bit her lip, Ryan answered.

"Hey Troy."
"Dude, have you seen Sharpay? I went round last night and she wasn't there. She wasn't at 173 Montrose Street! I mean, I guess she escaped or something cause the doors were open. But I went at half 2 and she was gone man. Gone."
"Really?! Well I guess thats the best thing at least she's not being hurt anymore. Still...maybe she came by the house, let me check her room." Ryan paused and looked at Sharpay who shook her head and he went on. "No she's not here man but she has been. It looks like some of her stuff has gone."
"Oh. But where did she go? What are we meant to do now?!"
"I don't know Troy, I don't know." Ryan looked at Sharpay who was indicating for him to hurry up. "Hey I gotta go Troy my dads calling me." Then he hung up.

Ryan looked at Sharpay, they were standing on a runway strip at a private airport quite far from where they lived. They had to get a taxi to get out there and they hadn't spoken since they left the house, he couldn't believe this was really happening. Sharpay wasleaving because of Zeke. One of Ryans fists balled up and he took a deep breath, Sharpay walked over to him as she had just been helping put her suitcases on the plane.

"Ryan this is it."

"Right, this really...is it." He sighed and hugged her tightly, she hugged him back and the twins stood in silence.

"You don't have to go." He said.

"Yes Ryan I do." She whispered. "Now remember our deal, mouth shut don't tell anyone."

"And remember our promise, write, talk, text, IM everyday." He said and she nodded with a smile. He kissed her gently on the cheek and she kissed him back with a little smile.

"Goodbye Ryan."

"Goodbye Sharpay. Call me when you land."

And then she walked away, Ryan wasn't even sure if she would ever return to Alberqurque, he didn't even know what to say to anyone who asked where she had gone. She had told him to say he didn't know and he would but people were eventually going to ask questions, try to find her or worse. Ryan knew Sharpay would be happy in London. It had the school of her dreams there and he knew she would make sure she would be attending. Ryan shrugged, at least he had somewhere to go on holiday now. Ryan felt the wind as he walked away and he heard the loud deafening noise of the plane taking off, he got into the taxi that had been waiting for them and shut the door. The plane drove down the runway and went into the air quickly. Ryan watched it out the window until it was all the way on the horizon, and then it vanished. He looked at the driver.
"Take me home."

...Thats it. I decided not to do an epilogue after all but this chapter is so long its kinda like a 2-in-1 thing. So I hope you all enjoyed the story and sorry if the end seemed quite...not so good. I TRIED OKAY!
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